Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-06

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propklaliC1 - caEE9 CT ~ prosinlnns.
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blii beina oE1tloahsd a tna calrenl -.
glan ~ e1nGgezs. snRRca1 thae 4 sem.
etlal - sant - WashinRieu reqaastinr
is ro4euaclmen1. ear furnf1h pnnr
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l11 Chinese FoElEteti0n 81 Is he1nn
eEaoed b nanoeH1 ct ehcss ohieetion-
abs peopAa efgMinR onx nnR1harn
boundary - land. og arriving e diHeR.
ent RoRe1 ee1nd pore1 % snail saIlinz
pesssiA Imenlioned thsaa facts in my
fep1Es 10 the seoF8tnRy of 11e intsEioR.
and recommended he au1enl lnannt of hhe
restEleflon aot u Ne inteEss1 of Rrealsr
efn1lnncy. 4 nemoRial lnnm your hpn-
orabia body would receive greater nAean-
lioa than TIE report % 9 single afIlosfs
l believe. fhsrsfoFa, shat tha in1srasla q
thi4 oommc1weallh would be anhsaKEa6
b. gnoh memorial.
Eoarth.-Ths ult5mata paruaneni
emanqlDatlen OF 1ha pootle fron hiah
freight rates via oeomz When Tia annn.
gAnd1 q milea of ao9igahin rivers, foE-
tanat9ly posssEzed b. lhe territory are
epe11d % fnoe nagiR4fion. ConREess has
lnanGnEate1 TIE pEncae1. hnt the woxk
= slewly done on acoounk o. insufzeienf
Appropriations and the excessive en-
ssrvatism Of The united States enRi-
neera. believe thai a memoEial on
tbis nnhisst would, b. ahuRinQ tha
deep interest fslt IL this Eabisol bY our
people. be Of much aaEvioe il in6nninR
the federal Rogernm8nt 30 be more iih-
erai IN the application % funds % this
dosiEable end. I oan furnish yoaf noua-
uaittee with much galuahls infoKmafian
On this topic if they request u.
Fiffh-Ths settlement e Iaros uar,
Of this territory Il retarded % aho
doubts thai exiss 10 raaafd % lsnd
titles by reason of the various o1HsaEuc.
lions plaosd upon The laws granting
lands 70 railway corporations. A birds
eve vteW ffoM tha gammit Of Steptoesa
Butte. O. Whitman county, will, I am
ee449 4A144oeo 10 tllt4lA1 u 80 l4N84aIIM
Pacina railroad grant. by aha line OF
Improvement. TIE biiRhainR eifeoa Of
glazing large areas 81 the pn0lio DO.
main under the ooatrol Of ono man or
OF ou0 Got Of mon ID illustrated IN q
striking nnaaneF b. this ohiece lesson.
Not only ere tbe lands that ere n die
pate affected b. tha blight but these
thai are not n dispute aee being held a.
hiRh prices for speculative purposes 20
the dstriuent both OF the people end
the stookholdeFs Of the railroad CON-
pany. The poorer people for whom Ahe
pnhllo domain wss originally Intended
are unable 70 take these lnnds. and The
railroad conpany IL deprived os the
carriage of the produesa Of The soil,
which would Ia few yearn amonnt 20
as mach aa the value Of the land. !
think il probable thai when these lands
are made 70 bear ahatr pr0poFtion Of
taxes, the disposition 70 hold them viii
nct be 60 sirona. suggest that Il
would he proper for your honorable
body 20 use it's inaaenca By memoFial
10 congress on ehe side Of some speedy
adjustment Of the question Of titles.
TIE country is interested IN having the
clouds remoged, 10 some wRy, nt once.
In eonnlnaiu1, gentlemen Of she leQtg-
latufe, beR 10 assure yoa Of my hearty
oo-operakinn Ia the work now opened \
before us, and trust your honoEahls |
body will be consideEats enough 20 nx
! reasonable limi1 before the inAl Cd
IouEnment after which no new buainess
may be introduced, 30 that this ofioe
viii be enabled 20 give due attention 10
ali matters laid before u.
We should als keep constantly Ia eur
minds the motto 'stho good OF the Peo-
pie d the Supreme iaWs"
Very respectfully youE ohedient ser
rant EU0MNB ERMexR, GoveFnoF.